Infant&#39;s hose.



L. H. TAYLOR.

INFANT'S HOSE.

APPLlCATION FILED 0CT.1,I914.

1,1@L54 Pateted Nov. 23, 1915.

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INFAN'PS HOSE.

Specficaton of LettersPatent. P t ted Nov. 23, 1915..

Appication filed October 1, 1914. Seral No.` 864,398.

den, and State of Massachusetts, have n-' vented certain new and useful Improvements in Infants Hose, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in infants hose.

The objects of the present invention arefirst, to produce an infant s hose of such a shape or form that it will permanently remain in place after it has once been secured; second, to provide a hose that is com-- fortable for the child by permitting freedom and action of the limbs and also one that can be kept sanitary and clean; third, to provide a hose that can be directly and quickly attached to the lower border of the infant s vest or shirt, thereby preventing the same from working upward or, out of place and, at the same time, retaining the hose in its original position or place.

The usual manner of attaching -an infants hose is to pin the same to the napkin. This practice is objectionable for the reason that as the usual length of the hose is too long, it results in forming an uncomfortable bunch where the hose is attached. This practice is further objectionable in that it is necessary to remove the hose or unpin the same every time the napkin is changed. On account of the extra length of the hose, it soon becomes untidy. The present invention is, therefore, designed to overcome these various objections in infants hose as now usually constructed. The above objections are successfully overcome by cutting away or removing the upper rear portion of the legmember, leaving only a narrow integral strip or extension at the front portion thereof which extends the original length of the hose. The upper end of this extension part is designed to be pinned or otherwise secured to the lower border of the childs vest with the result that both the hose and vest are properly retained in position.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 shows the hose in position, clearly illustrating the extension part or strip at the forward part of hose that is designed to be attached at its end to the lower border of the vest. Fig. 2 is' a detail view of the improvement showing clearly in side elevation the cut-away portion and the eXtension strip.

lteferring to the drawings in' detail, 1 designates the foot and 2 the leg members or portions of an infants hose.

5 is an extension -of the leg member which is the same in length as the usual hose and indicated in dotted lines at 2' in Fig. 2. The rear portion of the leg part of the hose is cut away or removed at the point 42, which pomt is substantially one-half of the usual length of the leg menber of the hose. This part of the hose will, of course, be omitted when the hose is knit, leaving only the eX- tension part 3 from the point 4 integral with the leg The borders 5 and 6 are finished in order to prevent them from unraveling.

6 designates the usual infants vest, and, in order to permanently retain the hose in place, that is, to prevent its slipping down, the upper end of the eXtension 3 is attached by means of a Safety pin, or otherwise, to the lower border of the vest or shirt 6, as indicated at 7. A napkin is shown at 8 to which the upper end of the hose is usually connected. a

It will be clearly seen from this construction of infants hose that, by removing the upper rear part of the leg member, the infant is aiforded perfect freedom of action of the limbs. The hose itself, as a whole, is at all times naintained in a tidy and clean condition. It will also be apparent that by 'attaching the narrow eXtension part 3 to the lower border of the vest or shirt instead of to the napkin that the hose is easily retained in place, and also the vest is, in turn, prevented from working upward out of its proper place as it oftentimes does. It will, therefore, be seen that I have provided a garment for infants wear that is easily and cheaply made and one that accomplishes its intended results, namely, comfortability, cleanliness, adjustability with relation to the infants vest and, at the same time, prevents the child from displacing the same.

As heretofore eXplained and pointed out, the present invention is eXpressly designed to provide a new and sanitary construction of stocking for the use of infants eX- clusively. According'ly, distinctive and essential features of the invention are the structural details which provide for carrying out the sanitary function, namely a leg portion which terminates at a point adj acent the bottom line of the childs napkin and the narrow attaching and supporting strip of substantially uniform width thrughou'ad so disposed as to provide an 'extended unobstrueted napkin-receiving space above the top of the stocking at the back and at both sides thereof.

What I claim is- ,A sanitary stocking for infants wear consisting of a leg portion adapted to terminate at a point adjacent the bottom line of the child s napkin, and a single relatively narrow attaching and supporting strip of .substantially uniform Width throughout and joined with the extreme front of the upper edge of the leg portion, said strip being disposed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stocking, and providing an extended' unobs tructed napkin-receiving space above the top of the stocking at the back and at both sides thereof.

' LENA H. TAYLOR. \Vitnesses HARRY W. BOWEN, H. E. HARTWELL.

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